Lynx Eventer XJS . Where are they all ?

[BDF!]

Hi Darren,
I e-mailed you...

[TankRizzo]

My brother-in-law owns one of these, I'll have to make sure I get some photos (with his permission) when I'm up there next. Gorgeous thing.

[henk3]

I just bought Eventer 62. Very exciting indeed!
The car is now with Chris Knowles at KWE in England; I intend to make sure that all is in order, and will do some mild upgrades to performance and comfort while respecting the original.
Will keep you all posted!

[vincegail]

Hi Henk,
is this yours by chance? Or are there more Lynxes Eventer in the Netherlands?
http://www.autoblog.nl/nieuws/gespot-lynx-eventer-...

Edit: Probably not as this one was seen in Rotterdam on friday while yours is in the UK....

Edited by vincegail on Monday 9th September 14:22

[BDF!]

The "Eventer" seen on Autoblog is not an Eventer but a copy by Les Ateliers Réunis (6 to 11 supposedly made in the early 90's). Visible differences with Eventers from the outside are fuel door, air vents on C pilar, quarter lights frame and rear wiper position. More differences are visible inside like unfoldable rear seats and the bodywork is GRP on steel frame (full steel on true Eventers).

Apart from the Ateliers Réunis recently arrived in The Netherlands, 5 Eventers are known in The Netherlands:

N°30


N°55


N°65


An early example with unknown production number


And now N°62

Edited by BDF! on Monday 9th September 22:05

[vincegail]

Thank you BDF! But the last one has a belgian numberplate?

[BDF!]

Hi Vince,
N°62 was in Belgium until Henk bought it. It was in France before but was in The Netherlands before that from new.
These cars are used to move from hands to hands, from country to country and even from one continent to another.
Have a look here to learn more about Eventers (sorry it's in French, the UK version is nearly empty) www.lynxeventer.com

Edited by BDF! on Wednesday 11th September 16:36

[MX7]

henk3 said:

I just bought Eventer 62. Very exciting indeed!
The car is now with Chris Knowles at KWE in England; I intend to make sure that all is in order, and will do some mild upgrades to performance and comfort while respecting the original.
Will keep you all posted!

Congrats and welcome.

[BDF!]

You're right, MX7, I didn't see it was Henk's first time here.

Welcome Henk!

[Olivera]

V12 Migaloo said:

Love this one...

Does anyone know what make these wheels are?

[BDF!]

These wheels were supplied by BORBET. They were available directly from Borbet or you can ordered them from Arden with ARDEN embossed.

Borbets wheels (without Arden logo) on Eventer N°49


Arden also sold OZ RACING wheels with split rim like these

[dazr]

Edited by dazr on Monday 14th October 23:11

[ToneyCaroney]

Tardy post but spotted this in the car park at the Goodwood Revival this year:

[BDF!]

Thanks for sharing.
It's N°35, V12 1986 that was fitted from new with a TWR 6.1L engine and converted to an Eventer directly after TWR finished his job.
You can see lot's of pictures of its restoration on KWE website.

Edited by BDF! on Monday 28th October 22:52

[mikey77]

It ought to feature in the 'classics dwarfed by moderns' thread as well...

[XJ13]

I know there has been some discussion on just how much of the original roof is chopped away when Lynx made an Eventer ....

[BDF!]

Hi Neville,
I e-mailed you...

[XJ13]

BDF! said:

Hi Neville,
I e-mailed you...

So you did!

Good to hear from you Pascal. I look forward to talking to you about these wonderful cars

[henk3]

vincegail said:

Hi Henk,
is this yours by chance? Or are there more Lynxes Eventer in the Netherlands?
http://www.autoblog.nl/nieuws/gespot-lynx-eventer-...

Edit: Probably not as this one was seen in Rotterdam on friday while yours is in the UK....

Edited by vincegail on Monday 9th September 14:22

In these pictures is a different one. 62 has a red horizontal stripe.

[henk3]

Eventer 62 is now completed and will return to The Netherlands next week.
The car was originally Dutch, so I will get the old license plate back, apparently that is possible.
62 was in very good condition when we started with the restoration, but still a massive amount of expensive work was necessary.
One has to realise that these cars are now over 20 years old, and rust proofing, among other things, was always an issue with XJS.
I know from personal experience, having restored a mint 1995 Celebration coupe and our 1994 convertible twice :-)
(plus two different series 3 Daimler Double Sixes)

So, here goes!
There is a photo logbook of all the work at:
http://smu.gs/138TdGC (107 pictures, from the beginning)
http://smu.gs/169A23A (223 pictures, to the completion)

Lynx Eventer V12
SAJJNAEW4EN179751
intake date 28-08-13
completion date 23-01-14
120712km
Solent Blue

Work Ordered:
Full suspension renewal and KWE upgrade, include grooved and dimpled discs. Uprated DB7 springs front and rear
Premium for sourcing and preparing good used front subframe (original too badly rusted for re-use), and dealing with exceptional rust problems
V12 Perishables + 15000 mile service
Replace a/c compressor, receiver/dryer, regas
Lubricate handbrake mechanism and initial cable
Recondition differential (as part of suspension work) - BK Transmissions
Repair cruise control (later type) (Est)
Renew underbody sealant
Cavity wax injection
Investigate/repair seat belt mount floor areas - additional welding is required.
Replace A/C high pressure reservoir and pipe
Replace right hand rear inner lamp lens
Stainless steel exhaust V12, Std Spec, mini cats
V12 power enhancement kit (AJ6)
Supply original-type steering wheel; re-trim in black leather
Replace footwell carpets, and part re-trim lh rear footwell sides (had been modified for different seats)
Diag fault on driver's seat. Supply & fit GSH drivers seat control unit
Diagnose & repair oil pressure fault
N/S main beam not working
Diagnose & repair central locking fault. (Not reliable due to water damage inside control unit)
Diagnose & repair sunroof not working
Investigate water in driver's footwell
Replace electric aerial
Replace broken indicator holder with GSH
Repair headlamp washer fault
Investigate/fix excessive wind noise
Re-secure crossmember heat shield
Replace RHR lens with GSH
Repair rear washers
Replace NS carpet with GSH
Header tank & expansion bottle fault
Replace central locking ECU
Refit incorrectly fitted chromes with right fasteners
Re-wire electric aerial so that it operates with radio, not with ignition
Fit Cat 1 alarm/remote locking system
Deal with seized bolt in radius arm mount

A long list indeed; only things to address now are the tyres and then we can finally drive sixty-two!

Edited by henk3 on Friday 24th January 12:15